• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 17th, 2012
Mystery: Auroras Observed Without Solar Flare

Mystery: Auroras Observed Without Solar Flare

Researchers are currently puzzling over what caused the phenomenon

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 15th, 2012
Sun May Have Been 5 Percent Heavier in Its Youth

Sun May Have Been 5 Percent Heavier in Its Youth

Older theory is currently being revisited by cosmologists

Solar Advisory: Massive X-Class Solar Flare Produced

Solar Advisory: Massive X-Class Solar Flare Produced

The impressive event occurred on January 27, 2012

Sun Does Not Drive Global Warming

Sun Does Not Drive Global Warming

Greenhouse gases are the main culprit, a new study demonstrates

Researcher Finds XSS Flaws in Java, Nero and Sun Websites

Researcher Finds XSS Flaws in Java, Nero and Sun Websites

The hacker known as "longrifle0x" unveils other websites that contain serious flaws

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 30th, 2012
Earth's 'Missing Energy' Discovered by NASA Study

Earth's 'Missing Energy' Discovered by NASA Study

The imbalance was first identified about two years ago

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 27th, 2011
Paranal Observatory Sees Lovejoy Passing By

Paranal Observatory Sees Lovejoy Passing By

The comet somehow survived an encounter with the Sun

Video Blasts Climate Change Skeptics

Video Blasts Climate Change Skeptics

Especially those who argue that the Sun causes global warming

Survivor Comet Lovejoy Seen from the ISS

Survivor Comet Lovejoy Seen from the ISS

The space rock survived an encounter with the Sun

Suicide Comet Pulls Through, After All

Suicide Comet Pulls Through, After All

Lovejoy somehow managed to survive its fiery encounter with the Sun

A Depressed Comet's Suicide

A Depressed Comet's Suicide

The inaptly-named Lovejoy is heading straight for the Sun

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 12th, 2011
Asteroid Collision May Have Changed Mercury's Orbit

Asteroid Collision May Have Changed Mercury's Orbit

The planet is not tidally-locked to the Sun, as expected

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 8th, 2011
Space Weather Predictions Critical for the Next Few Years

Space Weather Predictions Critical for the Next Few Years

The Sun is getting ready to reach a new solar maximum

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 6th, 2011
Solar Storms Can Erode the Lunar Surface

Solar Storms Can Erode the Lunar Surface

Coronal mass ejections have about the same effect, too

Comet to Impact the Sun This December

Comet to Impact the Sun This December

The object was only recently discovered by astronomers

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 29th, 2011
Studying the Mass of Solar Neutrinos

Studying the Mass of Solar Neutrinos

Billions of them are passing through us every second

Sun Will Not Go in a Solar Minimum

Sun Will Not Go in a Solar Minimum

What will happen is still just a guessing game

 
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